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U.S. Space Command Formally Revived After 17 Years

U.S. Space Command Formally Revived After 17 Years
U.S. Space Command was reestablished Aug. 29, 2019 (Image: U.S. Space Command)

President Trump and defense officials formally launched the new and improved U.S. Space Command Aug. 29, lauding the benefits of the 11th warfighting combatant command. The re-establishment of SPACECOM, which existed from 1985 to 2002 when it was merged with U.S. Strategic Command, was proposed by Vice President Mike Pence in August 2018 as one of several efforts for the U.S. government to place a renewed emphasis on space warfighting (Defense Daily, Aug. 9, 2018). “it’s going to be a…

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